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Learn More About Robert De Warren's Career Robert de Warren A FORCE IN DANSE In a career at the forefront of the Art of Dance, Robert de Warren has enriched the organizations he has worked with; as a dancer, director, choreographer and educator in four continents. His expertise, patience and dedication have given many dance institution and artists today, a solid step in achieving their future success. His longstanding collaboration with most of the notable dance personalities www.robertdewarren.org of our time, offer an important resource for future ventures. P.O. Box 3862, Sarasota, Fl. 34230 M o b i l e - (941) 302 4504 H o m e - 941 7 0 6 3 1 1 2 1 / 1 / 2 0 1 6 1 ROBERT DE WARREN Resume - 2016 Robert de Warren is a vital force in the world of dance. He began his dance career in London and developed expertise in: choreography, production, ballet direction, education and costume and scenery design. Graduate of Royal Ballet School, Arts Educational Trust and Royal Academy of Dance. Before studying in London he trained in banking at the Royal Bank of Canada, and commenced studies in ballet and violin in Uruguay, where he was born. Principal dancer Royal Opera Ballet at Covent Garden Artist and developing choreographer, The Royal Ballet, mastering the classical Petipa repertoire and works by Dame Ninette de Valois, Sir Kenneth McMillan, Sir Frederic Ashton, John Cranko, Leonide Massine, Roland Petit, Balanchine and other notable choreographers Principal dancer with the Stuttgart Ballet, the Frankfurt and Berlin Ballets, touring Italy, France. Director of National Ballet of Iran, recommended to the Shah of Iran by Dame Ninette de Valois. Mounted classics, invited world directors and artists to perform:- Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Yehudi Menuhin, John Field, Vakhtam Chabukiani, Alvin Ailey among others. Founder, at the Shah’s request, of The National Folklore Organization, College and Museum, whose company toured the world, performing at Kennedy Center for President Ford at Bicentennial Celebrations and three USA tours. Created the Opening Ceremony for The Asian Olympics in 1975 with 3,000 tribal dancers. Director of Northern Ballet Theatre-United Kingdom. Instituted two hundred national and international performances per season. Created more than twenty ballets for the company and founded The Northern Ballet School – today the largest regional school in England. Obtained royal patronage of Princess Margaret. Rudolf Nureyev performed regularly with the company and became Artist Laureate. Their collaboration continued for twenty years. 2 Director of Ballet La Scala, Milan and Artistic Supervisor of its two hundred year old Ballet School, for seven years, on recommendation of Nureyev. Introduced American chorographers Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor, Agnes DeMille to Italy. Expanded repertoire to include many productions by Nureyev, Balanchine, Ashton, Roland Petit, Maurice Bejart and his own ballets. He had full responsibility for budgeting. Founded the Academia alla Scala in partnership with Milan’s Catholic University, presently the largest Opera House Educational Center in Europe. He developed a curriculum encompassing dancer formation in different styles and subjects related to dance performance (choreography, ballet-master formation – piano accompanists, dance design and construction of scenery and costumes.) Artistic Director of Sarasota Ballet for thirteen years, CEO for five. Created many original works, presented full classical repertoire productions, choreographer’s workshops, an International Choreography Competition with international jury (Clive Barnes, John Percival, amongst others). Founded the Sarasota Ballet School in 1996. Obtained worldwide national and international press and Dance Magazine articles, plus positive reviews from New York Times, London Sunday and daily Times. Founded the Sarasota International Dance Festival in 2010, a not-for-profit to bring high profile dance stars, master teachers and other directors to participate in the Carreño Dance Festival, in partnership with ABT star, Jose Manuel Carreño. Presented various gala performances and a special Summer Intensive with a record attendances in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Many of his students went on to win high awards at worldwide competitions: YAGP, Lausanne, USA Jackson, Ms. and more. Amongst the visiting faculty were: Yuri Fteev, director Mariisnky Ballet, Julie Kent, principal dancer American Ballet Theatre, Gennadi Saveliev co-founder YAGP, Loipa Araujo – co-director English National Ballet amongst others. Author of “Destiny’s Waltz - In Step with Giants,” a memoir documenting de Warren’s contributions to the dance world from the 20th Century to present. Recipient of numerous honors and member of the International Dance Council (CID) of UNESCO in Paris and member of the Royal Academy of Dance and the Directors Guild of Great Britain. Judge at Varna International Ballet Competition, Youth America Grand Prix in the United States and the Honorary Committee of USA International Ballet Competition. 3 Robert de Warren – Opus Complete catalogue of works comprising: 1. CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE 2. FULL EVENING STORY BALLETS 3. SINGLE ACT BALLETS 4. CHOREOGRAPHY FOR OPERA 5. DIRECTOR CHOREOGRAPHY OTHER MEDIA 6. MAHALLI DANCERS OF IRAN 1 - CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE Tchaikovsky Trilogy SWAN LAKE + designs - THE SLEEPING BEAUTY - THE NUTCRACKER And : GISELLE - COPPELIA - DON QUIXOTE (traditional original versions) For Northern Ballet, Sarasota Ballet, Iranian National Ballet 2 - FULL EVENING STORY BALLETS – Composer and companies A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - Mendelssohn - Northern Ballet Theatre, La Scala, Milan Ballet Arizona, Hong Kong Ballet, Sarasota Ballet CA D'ZAN - RINGLING FANTASY - D. Goldstein – Sarasota Ballet CAMILLE - Verdi - Sarasota Ballet CARMINA BURANA - Orff - full stage production – Sarasota Ballet CINDERELLA - Johann Strauss II Revived this “lost” score for Sarasota Ballet and the Strauss Society. CINDERELLA - Prokofiev - Northern Ballet, Sarasota ballet, national Iranian Ballet EVA PERON - A DANCE PORTRAIT - Morel, Piazzola, Ginastera, etc. Sarasota BBallet LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE - Rossini/Respighi, Messager, La Scala, Sarasota Ballet MADAME BUTTERFLY - Puccini, Ravel, Copland, Miller, Ellington – Sarasota Ballet OTHELLO - Tjeknavorian - Northern Ballet Theatre 1985, New version, Sarasota Ballet 2006 ROMEO & JULIET Prokofiev - National Ballet of Iran SIMORGH – Tjeknavorian – Mahalli Dancers of Iran, Hong Kong Dance Co. ZAL & RUDABEH (Persian Legend) attended by the Empress of Iran, Farah Pahlavi – Goldstein – Sarasota Ballet 2001 (continued) 4 3. - SINGLE ACT BALLETS ALICE IN WONDERLAND - various - Sarasota Ballet BOLERO - Ravel - Sarasota Ballet + designs CHRYSALIS -Tjeknavorian - Hong Kong Dance Company + designs CONCERTO + designs , Litsz - Piano Concerto No.1 - Royal Ballet - Sunday Ballet Club - Windhams Theatre London ECHO & NARCISSUS - Goldstein - Sarasota Ballet ELEGY - Tchaikovsky - Sarasota Ballet EPISODES - Mozart - Sarasota Ballet GIGABYTE - Goldstein - Sarasota Ballet HYMN TO MAN - Samuel Barber - Sarasota Ballet and TV LA PERI + designs - Dukas, National Ballet of Iran - FSU Dance Department, Fl. LAST CALL - THE DANCE – Goldstein/others – Dowd Sculptures, Sarasota Ballet LOVE AND THE CLOWN - Verdi - National Ballet of Iran MANFRED + designs- Tchaikovsky - Royal Ballet PETIT SUITE ROCOCO + designs- Gluck, Sunday Ballet Club for Royal Ballet ROMEO & JULIET- tragic memories - Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 - Northern Ballet Theatre ROYAL OFFERING - Arthur Bliss - Queen's Jubilee- Northern Ballet Theatre. SOIREES MUSICALES - Rossini - La Scala Milan School SOUVENIRS D'AMOURS - Ricard Strauss - on the Arthurien Legends - Ballet du Rhin, Strasbourg, France SYMPHONY IN C - Bizet - National Ballet of Iran THE FIREBIRD - National Ballet of Iran - Sarasota Ballet, (sets & costumes) 4 - CHOREOGRAPHY FOR OPERA: LA TRAVIATA - Verdi - Opera di Bari - Italy ADRIANA LECOUVREUR -Cilea - La Scala Milan, Opera- Bolshoi Theatre CARMEN - Bizet - for Lotfi Mansouri San Francisco Opera - Teheran Opera COSI FAN TUTTE - Mozart - Teheran Opera DON GIOVANI - Mozart - Teheran Opera LE TROUVAIRE - Rossini - Parma Opera MASQUERADE – Nielsen - Sarasota Opera 5 - DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER VARIOUS: BBC TV SERIES - A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN GRANADA TV - Walton's Facade - THE HEROES- feature film directed by Jean Negulesco- choreographed for Elke Sommer NIRTV - Iranian Court and Tribal Dances Numerous excerpts and interviews for international press & TV 5 (continued) 6 -NATIONAL IRANIAN FOLKLORE SOCIETY & MAHALLI DANCERS OF IRAN MYSTIC CEREMONIES Whirling Dervishes - T'azie` - Zurkhane (House of Strength) COURT DANCES - Saffavid Period - Quajar Dynasty - Sassanian Kings of Kings - The Seven Portraits - Chehel Sotun (Palace of the Forty Pillars) Dances from Persepolis TRIBAL DANCES - Kurdistan, Bojnurd, Kohkiluyey, Kholi of Kuzestan, Baluchestan, Systan, Lorestan, Turkmansara, Guilan, Kerman ASIAN GAMES - in NEW 100,000 seat stadium – 3,000 tribal dancers – Opening Ceremony 1975 HISTORIC CEREMONIES – Wedding in Shushtar – Now Ruz in Azarbaijan (New Year), Kheime Shabazi (Iranian Puppets) This unique repertoire was possible through many weeks of research spent living with the tribes, in ancient cities, and finding old musicians and dancers who would share their traditions. Robert and Jacqueline de Warren founded the National Folklore Museum where the fruits of all his research were placed and catalogued. With the advent of Khomeini this material has been lost,
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